seafoam ??
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seafoam ??
Ok, im sorry about another question. I changed the oil in my truck today. The mechanic told me to run some seafoam threw the vac hose on the brake booster..
is this really ok? Anything besides seafoam ok? Anything thing special I need to do. Or watch out for? I would like to try this before I leave for the road again..
Thanks guys.
Jared
87 F150 4x4 302 auto
is this really ok? Anything besides seafoam ok? Anything thing special I need to do. Or watch out for? I would like to try this before I leave for the road again..
Thanks guys.
Jared
87 F150 4x4 302 auto
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It Works.
I have used this method before. My father (prof. mech 40+ years) recommended it to help with a stuck EGR. His direction was to remove the vac hose from the brake booster and pour the seafoam into the hose until you stall the engine, reconnect the vac house and pour the rest of the seafoam in the gas tank. Be careful when you do this, because you will get a rather large could of smoke when you start the vehicle again, so you may want to do this away from open windows/doors to your house/garage. Basically, you are cleaning carbon out of both the air inlet (through the vac hose ) and through the fuel side (gas tank). Hopefully this helps.
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From: Lakewood, Ohio
it is actually the most common way to do it.
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it is not just used on used vehicles.
actually a new vehicle is used after it drives off the lot so i guess technically it is used on used vehicles.
noticed how i used used as many times as i could have used it?
actually a new vehicle is used after it drives off the lot so i guess technically it is used on used vehicles.
noticed how i used used as many times as i could have used it?
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I guess I've just never had to deal with a stuck EGR valve, so that probably explains why I've never heard of it.
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I thought you were supposed to put 1/3 in the intake, through the vacuum hose or carb/throttle body, 1/3 in the oil, 1/3 in the gas.
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Ok i've used the seafoam in the gas tank but it's never had it run anywhere else. exactly how do you run it through the brake booster vac line? i'd like to do it see if it helps my truck, and also does it affect anything in a bad way.
thanks
Kyle
thanks
Kyle
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With the truck running, pull the vac hose from the brake booster. Start pouring in the seafoam, which the vac hose will basically suck it right in. As I stated earlier, you will want to be careful where you do this since you will create a cloud of smoke, but other than that, I am not aware of any bad effects. Hopefully it will work for your truck, I know it has helped all my vehicles that I have tried it on.
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From: The OC
Seafoam helps clean internal engine components. The vacuum from the engine will pull it directly into the intake and flood the engine as seen on the attached video. From what I can tell, it will not have an affect on the EGR. I have had excellent results on my truck from Seafoam and highly reccommend it if you have a rough running vehicle.
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motor-treatment/index.html
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motor-treatment/index.html
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From: raymond alberta
i cant believe i didnt think of running this stuff through my 95 300, it gets horrible MPG but is pretty much normal in every other aspect but with 210000 miles it cant hurt
where can we get this stuff just at auto parts stores?
where can we get this stuff just at auto parts stores?
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Reminds me of the %^& scene in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.